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Sena (UBT) and MNS Make Joint Bid in BEST Credit Society Poll, Results Due Today

The vote is widely viewed as a litmus test for a possible civic-poll alliance.

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Utkarsh panel members accused the Sahakar Samruddhi panel of paying members to vote in their favour.

Overview

  • Uddhav Thackeray’s Shiv Sena (UBT) and Raj Thackeray’s MNS contested together under the Utkarsh panel against a BJP-led Sahakar Samruddhi slate and three other groups.
  • Official turnout reached 83.69%, with counting scheduled for Tuesday, August 19.
  • The Utkarsh slate comprises 18 candidates from Sena (UBT), two from the MNS and one backed by an SC/ST employees’ association.
  • The Economic Offences Wing issued notices to 21 sitting directors after BJP MLA Prasad Lad alleged roughly ₹24 crore in irregularities and sought inquiries against society president Umesh Sarang and union leader Suhas Samant.
  • MNS leader Sandeep Deshpande accused rivals of distributing cash-stuffed pamphlets to buy votes and said a complaint would be filed, a charge BJP MLC Prasad Lad denied.